‘Drug dealer’ slain in Cauayan City drug buy-bust ‘shootout’

Joint elements of PDEA Batanes Provincial Office, and Aparri Police Station arrested drug personality in Brgy. Centro 2, Aparri, Cagayan Thursday afternoon. 

By Liezle Basa Inigo

CAUAYAN, Isabela --  – The subject of a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabaruan, Cauayan City was slain after he chose to engage law enforcers in a shootout instead of surrendering last May 21.

Drug suspect Michael Talal, alias Dondon, was pronounced dead on-arrival at a local hospital where he was brought by personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 2 (PDEA-2) and Cauayan City Police who conducted the anti-illegal drugs operation at around 10:30 p.m.

A police officer who acted as poseur buyer was able to buy two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu from the suspect.

However, the Talal reportedly sensed that the person he was dealing with was a police officer, prompting him to draw a firearm tucked under his waist and firing at the lawman.

The police officer returned fire, hitting Talal once.

Meanwhile, joint elements of PDEA Batanes Provincial Office, and Aparri Police Station arrested a certain Kelvin Alonzo, 33, and a resident of Barangay Centro 2, Aparri, Cagayan after being caught in the act of selling illegal drugs Thursday afternoon.

Alonzo will be charged for violation of Section 5, Article II of RA 9165 otherwise known as Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.